Veronica de Souza

3 weeks ago | defector.com | Veronica de Souza

You’ve seen those picture-perfect spaces on Instagram and in design magazines—beautiful but often too styled to feel real. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing a rich person’s house, but it can be hard to feel like they have any bearing on your own life. How can a multi-million dollar renovation inspire you to make changes in your space? How can you make your apartment beautiful while still having money left over to pay the rent?

1 month ago | dwell.com | Veronica de Souza

Welcome to Someone Buy This!, a monthly shopping column featuring the fun, the frivolous, and the practical from a very discerning shopper. Every winter, like clockwork, I find myself curating a secret stash of sunshine in my Notes app. I add to it gradually over months, saving things I see on my feeds and out in the world—a mustard-yellow linen duvet cover here, a cobalt-blue ceramic lamp there—but before long, it snowballs into a full-blown mood board of color-drenched optimism.

2 months ago | dwell.com | Veronica de Souza

Welcome to Someone Buy This!, a monthly shopping column featuring the fun, the frivolous, and the practical from a very discerning shopper. I recently tackled a tricky design project that involved procuring a piece of furniture that could serve two distinct spaces and be seen from all sides. Saddled with these self-imposed and extremely difficult requirements, (seriously, what is my problem?) I looked to midcentury modern furniture for inspiration.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Veronica de Souza

When I needed one piece of furniture to play many roles, I let midcentury modern design lead the way. Welcome to Someone Buy This!, a monthly shopping column featuring the fun, the frivolous, and the practical from a very discerning shopper. I recently tackled a tricky design project that involved procuring a piece of furniture that could serve two distinct spaces and be seen from all sides.

Jan 16, 2025 | dwell.com | Veronica de Souza

Welcome to Someone Buy This!, a monthly shopping column featuring the fun, the frivolous, and the practical from a very discerning shopper. Not to brag, but I changed my life at the start of the new year without shifting any of my habits: I got a bigger bed. That purchase set off a domino effect of upgrades, and I became obsessed with creating the softest, cloud-like bed ever. Here’s how I did it.